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Aston Martin

March 29, 2023

Not to be confused with Austin Martin.

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon.[3] Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to Charles III since 1982,[4] and has over 160 car dealerships in 53 countries, making it a global automobile brand.[5] The company is traded at the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[6] In 2003 it received the Queen's Award for Enterprise for outstanding contribution to international trade.[7] The company has survived seven bankruptcies throughout its history.[8]

Aston Martin Lagonda
Global Holdings PLC
Aston Martin Vanquish
TypePublic limited company
LSE: AML
FTSE 250 component
ISINGB00BFXZC448 
IndustryAutomotive
Founded15 January 1913; 110 years ago (1913-01-15)
Founders
HeadquartersGaydon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Brands
Revenue £1,381.5 million (2022)[1]
–£117.9 million (2022)[1]
–£527.7 million (2022)[1]
Number of employees
3,000 (2022)[2]
SubsidiariesAston Martin Racing
Websiteastonmartinlagonda.com

The headquarters and main production of its sports cars and grand tourers are in a 22-hectare (55-acre) facility in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England, on the former site of RAF Gaydon, adjacent to the Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre.[9] The old 3.6-acre facility in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire is the present home of the Aston Martin Works classic car department, which focuses on heritage sales, service, spares and restoration operations.[10][11] The 36-hectare (90-acre) factory in St Athan, Wales features three converted 'super-hangars' from MOD St Athan, and serves as the production site of Aston Martin's first-ever SUV, the DBX.[12][13] Aston Martin plans on building electric vehicles on both its Gaydon and St Athan factories by 2025.[14][15][16]

Its Formula One team is headquartered in Silverstone, with a new 37,000 square metres (400,000 sq ft) factory set to be operational by 2023.[17][18][19] The factory features three interconnected buildings and is based in a 40-acre site directly opposite the Silverstone circuit.[20] The Aston Martin brand is increasingly being used, mostly through licensing, on other products including a submarine,[21] real estate development,[22] and aircraft.[23]

History

Founding

Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.[24] The two had joined forces as Bamford & Martin the previous year to sell cars made by Singer from premises in Callow Street, London where they also serviced GWK and Calthorpe vehicles. Martin raced specials at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton, and the pair decided to make their own vehicles.[25] The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta Fraschini.[26][27]

They acquired premises at Henniker Mews[28] in Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915. Production could not start because of the outbreak of the First World War, when Martin joined the Admiralty and Bamford joined the Army Service Corps.[29]

1918–1939: Interwar years

 
1923 Razor Blade Team car
 
1924 tourer
 
1937 2-Litre open 2/4-seater Speed model, Kop Hill 2010

After the war they found new premises at Abingdon Road, Kensington and designed a new car. Bamford left in 1920 and Bamford & Martin was revitalised with funding from Count Louis Zborowski. In 1922, Bamford & Martin produced cars to compete in the French Grand Prix, which went on to set world speed and endurance records at Brooklands. Three works Team Cars with 16-valve twin cam engines were built for racing and record-breaking: chassis number 1914, later developed as the Green Pea; chassis number 1915, the Razor Blade record car; and chassis number 1916, later developed as the Halford Special.[30]

Approximately 55 cars were built for sale in two configurations; long chassis and short chassis. Bamford & Martin went bankrupt in 1924 and was bought by Dorothea, Lady Charnwood, who put her son John Benson on the board. Bamford & Martin got into financial difficulty again in 1925 and Martin was forced to sell the company (Bamford had already left).[31]

Later that year, Bill Renwick, Augustus (Bert) Bertelli and investors including Lady Charnwood took control of the business. They renamed it Aston Martin Motors and moved it to the former Whitehead Aircraft Limited Hanworth works in Feltham. Renwick and Bertelli had been in partnership some years and had developed an overhead-cam four-cylinder engine using Renwick's patented combustion chamber design, which they had tested in an Enfield-Allday chassis. The only "Renwick and Bertelli" motor car made, it was known as "Buzzbox" and still survives.[32]

The pair had planned to sell their engine to motor manufacturers, but having heard that Aston Martin was no longer in production realised they could capitalise on its reputation to jump-start the production of a completely new car.[32]

Between 1926 and 1937 Bertelli was both technical director and designer of all new Aston Martins, since known as "Bertelli cars". They included the 1½-litre "T-type", "International", "Le Mans", "MKII" and its racing derivative, the "Ulster", and the 2-litre 15/98 and its racing derivative, the "Speed Model". Most were open two-seater sports cars bodied by Bert Bertelli's brother Enrico (Harry), with a small number of long-chassis four-seater tourers, dropheads and saloons also produced.[32]

Bertelli was a competent driver keen to race his cars, one of few owner/manufacturer/drivers. The "LM" team cars were very successful in national and international motor racing including at Le Mans.[32]

Financial problems reappeared in 1932. Aston Martin was rescued for a year by Lance Prideaux Brune before passing it on to Sir Arthur Sutherland. In 1936, Aston Martin decided to concentrate on road cars, producing just 700 until World War II halted work. Production shifted to aircraft components during the war.[33][34]

1947–1972: David Brown

In 1947, old-established (1860) privately owned Huddersfield gear and machine tools manufacturer David Brown Limited bought Aston Martin putting it under control of its Tractor Group. David Brown became Aston Martin's latest saviour.[35] He also acquired without its factory Lagonda's business[36] for its 2.6-litre W. O. Bentley-designed engine. Lagonda moved operations to Newport Pagnell and shared engines, resources and workshops. Aston Martin began to build the classic "DB" series of cars.[37]

In April 1950, they announced planned production of their Le Mans prototype to be called the DB2,[38] followed by the DB2/4 in 1953, the DB2/4 MkII in 1955, the DB Mark III in 1957 and the Italian-styled 3.7 L DB4 in 1958.[37]

While these models helped Aston Martin establish a good racing pedigree, the DB4 stood out and yielded the famous DB5 in 1963. Aston stayed true to its grand touring style with the DB6 (1965–70), and DBS (1967–1972).[37]

The six-cylinder engines of these cars from 1954 up to 1965 were designed by Tadek Marek.[39]

1972–1975: William Willson

 
The Tadek Marek-designed V8 engine was a mainstay of the Aston Martin lineup for decades, and was built from 1969 until 2000.

Aston Martin was often financially troubled. In 1972, David Brown paid off all its debts, said to be £5 million or more, and handed it for £101 to Company Developments, a Birmingham-based investment bank consortium chaired by accountant William Willson.[40] More detail on this period may be read at Willson's biography. The worldwide recession, lack of working capital and the difficulties of developing an engine to meet California's exhaust emission requirements – it stopped the company's US sales – again pulled Aston Martin into receivership at the end of 1974. The company had employed 460 workers when the manufacturing plant closed.[41]

1975–1981: Sprague and Curtis

The receiver sold the business in April 1975 for £1.05 million to North American businessmen Peter Sprague of National Semiconductor, Toronto hotelier George Minden,[42] and Jeremy Turner, a London businessman,[43] who insisted to reporters Aston Martin remained a British controlled business. Sprague later claimed he had fallen in love with the factory, not the cars, the workforce's craftsmanship dedication and intelligence. At this point, he and Minden had brought in investor, Alan Curtis, a British office property developer together with George Flather, a retired Sheffield steel magnate.[44]

Six months later, in September 1975, the factory – shut-down the previous December – re-opened under its new owner as Aston Martin Lagonda Limited with 100 employees and plans to lift staff to 250 by the end of 1975.[41] In January 1976, AML revealed that it now held orders for 150 cars for the US, 100 for other markets and another 80 from a Japanese importing agency.[45] At the Geneva Motor Show, Fred Hartley, managing director and sales director for 13 years before that, announced he had resigned over "differences in marketing policy".[46]

The new owners pushed Aston Martin into modernising its line, introducing the V8 Vantage in 1977, the convertible Volante in 1978, and the one-off Bulldog styled by William Towns in 1980. Towns also styled the futuristic new Lagonda saloon, based on the V8 model.[47]

Curtis, who had a 42% stake in Aston Martin,[48] also brought about a change in direction from the usual customers who were Aston Martin fanatics (fans) to successful young married businessmen. Prices had been increased by 25%.[44] There was speculation that AML was about to buy Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini.[49] At the end of the 1970s, there was widespread debate about running MG into the Aston Martin consortium. 85 Tory MPs formed themselves into a pressure group to get British Leyland to release their grip and hand it over.[50] CH Industrials plc (car components) bought a 10% share in AML. But in July 1980, blaming a recession, AML cut back their workforce of 450 by more than 20% making those people redundant.[51]

1981–1987: Victor Gauntlett

In January 1981, there having been no satisfactory revival partners, Alan Curtis and Peter Sprague announced they had never intended to maintain a long-term financial stake in Aston Martin Lagonda and it was to be sold to Pace Petroleum's Victor Gauntlett. Sprague and Curtis pointed out that under their ownership AML finances had improved to where an offer for MG might have been feasible.[52]

Gauntlett bought a 12.5% stake in Aston Martin for £500,000 via Pace Petroleum in 1980, with Tim Hearley of CH Industrials taking a similar share. Pace and CHI took over as joint 50/50 owners at the beginning of 1981, with Gauntlett as executive chairman. Gauntlett also led the sales team, and after some development and publicity when the Lagonda became the world's fastest four-seater production car, was able to sell the car in Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar.[53] In 1982, Aston Martin was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment by the Prince of Wales.[4]

Understanding that it would take some time to develop new Aston Martin products, they created an engineering service subsidiary to develop automotive products for other companies. It was decided to use a trade name of Salmons & Son, their in-house coachbuilder, Tickford, which Aston Martin had bought in 1955. Tickford's name had been long associated with expensive high-quality carriages and cars along with their folding roofs. New products included a Tickford Austin Metro, a Tickford Ford Capri and even Tickford train interiors, particularly on the Jaguar XJS.[53] Pace continued sponsoring racing events, and now sponsored all Aston Martin Owners Club events, taking a Tickford-engined Nimrod Group C car owned by AMOC President Viscount Downe, which came third in the Manufacturers Championship in both 1982 and 1983. It also finished seventh in the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans race. However, sales of production cars were now at an all-time low of 30 cars produced in 1982.[53]

 
Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights

As trading became tighter in the petroleum market, and Aston Martin was requiring more time and money, Gauntlett agreed to sell Hays/Pace to the Kuwait Investment Office in September 1983. As Aston Martin required greater investment, he also agreed to sell his share holding to American importer and Greek shipping tycoon Peter Livanos, who invested via his joint venture with Nick and John Papanicolaou, ALL Inc. Gauntlett remained chairman of AML, 55% of the stake was owned by ALL, with Tickford a 50/50 venture between ALL and CHI. The uneasy relationship was ended when ALL exercised options to buy a larger share in AML; CHI's residual shares were exchanged for CHI's complete ownership of Tickford, which retained the development of existing Aston Martin projects. In 1984, Papanicolaou's Titan shipping business was in trouble so Livanos's father George bought out the Papanicolaou's shares in ALL, while Gauntlett again became a shareholder with a 25% holding in AML. The deal valued Aston Martin/AML at £2 million, the year it built its 10,000th car.[53]

Although as a result Aston Martin had to make 60 members of the workforce redundant, Gauntlett bought a stake in Italian styling house Zagato, and resurrected its collaboration with Aston Martin.[54] In 1986, Gauntlett negotiated the return of the fictional British secret agent James Bond to Aston Martin. Cubby Broccoli had chosen to recast the character using actor Timothy Dalton, in an attempt to re-root the Bond-brand back to a more Sean Connery-like feel. Gauntlett supplied his personal pre-production Vantage for use in the filming of The Living Daylights, and sold a Volante to Broccoli for use at his home in America. Gauntlett turned down the role of a KGB colonel in the film, however: "I would have loved to have done it but really could not afford the time."[55]

1987–2007: Ford Motor Company

As Aston Martin needed funds to survive in the long term, Ford bought a 75% stake in the company in 1987, and bought the rest later.[56] In May of that year, Victor Gauntlett and Prince Michael of Kent were staying at the home of Contessa Maggi, the wife of the founder of the original Mille Miglia, while watching the revival event. Another house guest was Walter Hayes, vice-president of Ford of Europe. Despite problems over the previous acquisition of AC Cars, Hayes saw the potential of the brand and the discussion resulted in Ford taking a share holding in September 1987.[57] In 1988, having produced some 5,000 cars in 20 years, a revived economy and successful sales of limited edition Vantage, and 52 Volante Zagato coupés at £86,000 each; Aston Martin finally retired the ancient V8 and introduced the Virage range.[58]

Although Gauntlett was contractually to stay as chairman for two years, his racing interests took the company back into sports car racing in 1989 with limited European success. However, with engine rule changes for the 1990 season and the launch of the new Volante model, Ford provided the limited supply of Cosworth engines to the Jaguar cars racing team. As the entry-level DB7 would require a large engineering input, Ford agreed to take full control of Aston Martin, and Gauntlett handed over Aston Martin's chairmanship to Hayes in 1991.[59] In 1992, the high-performance variant of the Virage called the Vantage was announced, and the following year Aston Martin renewed the DB range by announcing the DB7.[60]

By 1993, Ford had fully acquired the company after having built a stake in 1987.[61] Ford placed Aston Martin in the Premier Automotive Group, invested in new manufacturing and ramped up production. In 1994, Ford opened a new factory at Banbury Road in Bloxham to manufacture the DB7. In 1995, Aston Martin produced a record 700 cars. Until the Ford era, cars had been produced by hand coachbuilding craft methods, such as the English wheel. During the mid 1990s, the Special Projects Group, a secretive unit with Works Service at Newport Pagnell, created an array of special coach-built vehicles for the Brunei royal family.[62] In 1998, the 2,000th DB7 was built, and in 2002, the 6,000th, exceeding production of all of the previous DB series models. The DB7 range was revamped by the addition of more powerful V12 Vantage models in 1999, and in 2001, Aston Martin introduced the V12-engined flagship model called the Vanquish which succeeded the aging Virage (now called the V8 Coupé).[63]

At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan in 2003, Aston Martin introduced the V8 Vantage concept car. Expected to have few changes before its introduction in 2005, the Vantage brought back the classic V8 engine to allow Aston Martin to compete in a larger market. 2003 also saw the opening of the Gaydon factory, the first purpose-built factory in Aston Martin's history. The facility is situated on a 22-hectare (55-acre) site of a former RAF V Bomber airbase, with an 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) front building for offices, meeting rooms and customer reception, and a 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) production building.[9][64] Also introduced in 2003 was the DB9 coupé, which replaced the ten-year-old DB7. A convertible version of the DB9, the DB9 Volante, was introduced at the 2004 Detroit auto show.[65]

In October 2004, Aston Martin set up the dedicated 12,500 square metres (135,000 sq ft) Aston Martin Engine Plant (AMEP) within the Ford Germany Niehl, Cologne plant. With the capacity to produce up to 5,000 engines a year by 100 specially trained personnel, like traditional Aston Martin engine production from Newport Pagnell, assembly of each unit was entrusted to a single technician from a pool of 30, with V8 and V12 variants assembled in under 20 hours. By bringing engine production back to within Aston Martin, the promise was that Aston Martin would be able to produce small runs of higher performance variants' engines.[66][67] This expanded engine capacity allowed the entry-level V8 Vantage sports car to enter production at the Gaydon factory in 2006, joining the DB9 and DB9 Volante.[68]

In December 2003, Aston Martin announced it would return to motor racing in 2005. A new division was created, called Aston Martin Racing, which became responsible, together with Prodrive, for the design, development, and management of the DBR9 program. The DBR9 competes in the GT class in sports car races, including the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.[69]

In 2006, an internal audit led Ford to consider divesting itself of parts of its Premier Automotive Group. After suggestions of selling Jaguar Cars, Land Rover, or Volvo Cars were weighed, Ford announced in August 2006 it had engaged UBS AG to sell all or part of Aston Martin at auction.[70]

2007–2018: Private Limited Company

On 12 March 2007, a consortium led by Prodrive chairman David Richards purchased Aston Martin for £475 million (US$848 million).[71][72] The group included American investment banker John Sinders and two Kuwaiti companies namely Investment Dar and Adeem Investment.[73][74] Prodrive had no financial involvement in the deal.[75] Ford kept a stake in Aston Martin valued at £40 million (US$70 million).[76]

To demonstrate the V8 Vantage's durability across hazardous terrain and promote the car in China, the first east–west crossing of the Asian Highway was undertaken between June and August 2007. A pair of Britons drove 12,089 km (7,512 miles) from Tokyo to Istanbul before joining the European motorway network for another 3,259 km (2,025 miles) to London. The promotion was so successful Aston Martin opened dealerships in Shanghai and Beijing within three months.[77]

On 19 July 2007, the Newport Pagnell plant rolled out the last of nearly 13,000 cars made there since 1955, a Vanquish S. The Tickford Street facility was converted and became the home of the Aston Martin Works classic car department which focuses on heritage sales, service, spares and restoration operations.[78][79] UK production is now concentrated on the 22-hectare (55-acre) facility in Gaydon on the former RAF V Bomber airbase.[80] In March 2008, Aston Martin announced a partnership with Magna Steyr to outsource manufacture of over 2,000 cars annually to Graz, Austria, reassuringly stating: "The continuing growth and success of Aston Martin is based upon Gaydon as the focal point and heart of the business, with the design and engineering of all Aston Martin products continuing to be carried out there."[81]

More dealers in Europe and the new pair in China brought the total to 120 in 28 countries.[82] On 1 September 2008, Aston Martin announced the revival of the Lagonda marque, proposing a concept car to be shown in 2009 to coincide with the brand's 100th anniversary. The first production cars were slated for production in 2012.[83] In December 2008, Aston Martin announced it would cut its workforce from 1,850 to 1,250 due to the economic recession.[84][85]

The first four-door Rapide grand tourers rolled out of the Magna Steyr factory in Graz, Austria in 2010.[86] The contract manufacturer provides dedicated facilities to ensure compliance with the exacting standards of Aston Martin and other marques, including Mercedes-Benz. Then CEO of the company, Ulrich Bez had publicly speculated about outsourcing all of Aston Martin's operations with the exception of marketing.[87] In September 2011, it was announced that production of the Rapide would be returned to Gaydon in the second half of 2012, restoring all of the company's automobile manufacture there.[88]

Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signed a deal on 6 December 2012 to buy a 37.5% stake in Aston Martin, investing £150 million as a capital increase.[89][90][91][92] This was confirmed by Aston Martin in a press release on 7 December 2012.[93] David Richards left Aston Martin in 2013, returning to concentrate on Prodrive.[94]

In April 2013, it was reported that Bez would be leaving his role as the chief executive officer to take up a more ambassadorial position.[95] On 2 September 2014, Aston Martin announced it had appointed the Nissan executive Andy Palmer as the new CEO[96] with Bez retaining a position as non-executive chairman. As sales had been declining from 2015, Aston Martin sought new customers (particularly wealthy female buyers) with introducing concept cars like the DBX SUV along with track focused cars like the Vulcan.[97][98] According to Palmer, the troubles started when sales of the DB9 failed to generate sufficient fund to develop next-generation models which led to a downward spiral of declining sales and profitability.[99]

Palmer outlined that the company plans to develop two new platforms, add a crossover, refresh its supercar lineup and leverage its technology alliance with Daimler as part of its six-year plan to make the 100-year-old British brand consistently profitable. He stated, "In the first century we went bankrupt seven times. The second century is about making sure that is not the case."[99] In preparation for its next-generation of sports cars, the company invested £20 million ($33.4 million) to expand its manufacturing plant in Gaydon. The expansion at the Gaydon plant includes a new chassis and pilot build facility, as well as an extension of the parts and logistics storage area, and new offices. In total, Aston Martin will add approximately 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) to the plant.[100][101][102]

Aston Martin Lagonda Production & Technology Centre St Athan, Wales

In 2014, Aston Martin suffered a pre-tax loss of £72 million, almost triple of the amount of 2013 selling 3,500 cars during the year, well below the 7,300 cars sold in 2007 and 4,200 sold in 2013 respectively.[103] In March 2014, Aston Martin issued "payment in kind" notes of US$165 million, at 10.25% interest, in addition to the £304 million of senior secured notes at 9.25% issued in 2011.[103] Aston Martin also had to secure an additional investment of £200 million from its shareholders to fund development of new models.[103] It was reported that Aston Martin's pre-tax losses for 2016 increased by 27% to £162.8 million, the sixth year it continued to suffer a loss.[104]

In 2016, the company selected a 36-hectare (90-acre) site in St Athan, South Wales for its new factory.[105] The Welsh facility was unanimously chosen by Aston's board despite fierce competition from other locations as far afield as the Americas, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Europe, as well as two other sites in the UK, believed to be Bridgend and Birmingham. The facility featured three existing ‘super-hangars’ of MOD St Athan.[106] Construction work of converting the hangars commenced in April 2017.[107] Aston Martin returned to profit in 2017 after selling over 5,000 cars. The company made a pre-tax profit of £87 million compared with a £163 million loss in 2016.[108] 2017 also marked the return of production of the Newport Pagnell facility ten years after it originally ceased.[109]

2013–present: Partnership with Mercedes-Benz Group

In December 2013, Aston Martin signed a deal with Mercedes-Benz Group (at the time known as Daimler) to supply the next generation of Aston Martin cars with Mercedes-AMG engines.[110] Mercedes-AMG also was to supply Aston Martin with electrical systems. This technical partnership was intended to support Aston Martin's launch of a new generation of models that would incorporate new technology and engines. In exchange, Mercedes will get as much as 5% equity in Aston Martin and a non-voting seat on its board.[111][112] The first model to sport the Mercedes-Benz technology was the DB11, announced at the 86th Geneva Motor Show in March 2016.[113][114] It featured Mercedes-Benz electronics for the entertainment, navigation and other systems.[115][116] It was also the first model to use Mercedes-AMG V8 engines.[117] In October 2020, Mercedes confirmed it will increase its holding "in stages" from 5% to 20%.[118][119] In return, Aston Martin will have access to Mercedes-Benz hybrid and electric drivetrain technologies for its future models.[120][121]

2018–present: Listed on the London Stock Exchange

After "completing a turnaround for the once perennially loss-making company that could now be valued at up to 5 billion pounds ($6.4 billion),"[122] and now reporting a full-year pre-tax profit of £87 million (compared with a £163 million loss in 2016) Aston Martin in August 2018 announced plans to float the company at the London Stock Exchange as Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc.[123][122] The company was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange on 3 October 2018.[6] In the same year, Aston Martin opened a new vehicle dynamics test and development centre at Silverstone's Stowe Circuit alongside a new HQ in London.[124][125][126] In June 2019, the company opened its new 36-hectare (90-acre) factory in St Athan for the production of its first-ever SUV the DBX.[127][128][129] The factory was finally completed and officially opened on 6 December 2019. When full production begins in the second quarter of 2020, around 600 people will be employed at the factory, rising to 750 when peak production is reached.[130][131]

On 31 January 2020 it was announced that Canadian billionaire and investor Lawrence Stroll was leading a consortium, Yew Tree Overseas Limited, who will pay £182 million in return for 16.7% stake in the company. The re-structuring includes a £318 million cash infusion through a new rights issue, generating a total of £500 million for the company.[132][133][134] Stroll will also be named as chairman, replacing Penny Hughes.[135][136][137] Swiss pharmaceutical magnate Ernesto Bertarelli and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team principal and CEO Toto Wolff have also joined the consortium, acquiring 3.4% and 4.8% stakes, respectively.[138] In March 2020, Stroll increased his stake in the company to 25%.[139][140][141]

On 26 May 2020, Aston Martin announced that Andy Palmer had stepped down as CEO. Tobias Moers of Mercedes-AMG will succeed him starting 1 August, with Keith Stanton as interim chief operating officer.[142][143] In June 2020, the company announced that it cut out 500 jobs as a result of the poor sales, an outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.[144] In March 2021, executive chairman Lawrence Stroll stated that the company plans on building electric vehicles by 2025.[14][15][16] In May 2022, Aston Martin named 76-year old Amedeo Felisa as the new chief executive officer, replacing Tobias Moers. Roberto Fedeli was also announced as the new chief technical officer.[145][146][147]

In July 2022, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will take a stake in the company through a £78 million equity placing as well as a £575 million separate rights issue, giving it two board seats in the company. After the rights issue, the Saudi fund will have a 16.7% stake in Aston Martin, behind the 18.3% holding by Stroll's Yew Tree consortium while the Mercedes-Benz Group will own 9.7%.[148][149][150] In September 2022, Chinese automaker Geely acquired a 7.6% stake in the company.[151][152][153] In December 2022, Stroll and the Yew Tree consortium increased their stake in the company to 28.29%.[154][155]

Notable events

In August 2017, a 1956 Aston Martin DBR1/1 sold at a Sotheby's auction at the Pebble Beach, California Concours d'Elegance for US$22,550,000, which made it the most expensive British car ever sold at an auction, according to Sotheby's.[156] The car was previously driven by Carroll Shelby and Stirling Moss.[157][158] Other notable Aston Martin models sold at an auction include a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato for US$14,300,000 in New York in 2015,[159] and a 1963 Aston Martin DP215 for US$21,455,000 in August 2018.[160]

Models

Pre-war cars

  • 1921–1925 Aston Martin Standard Sports
  • 1927–1932 Aston Martin First Series
  • 1929–1932 Aston Martin International
  • 1932–1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans
  • 1932–1934 Aston Martin Le Mans
  • 1933–1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard
  • 1934–1936 Aston Martin Mk II
  • 1934–1936 Aston Martin Ulster
  • 1936–1940 Aston Martin 2-litre Speed Models (23 built) The last 8 were fitted with C-type bodywork
  • 1937–1939 Aston Martin 15/98

Post-war cars

Other

Current models

Upcoming models

Gallery

Brand expansion

 
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera pictured in 2017

Since 2015, Aston Martin has sought to increase its appeal to women as a luxury lifestyle brand.[171] A female advisory panel was established to adapt the design of the cars to the taste of women.[172] In September 2016, a 37-foot-long Aston Martin speedboat was unveiled called the Aston Martin AM37 powerboat.[173] In September 2017, Aston Martin announced that they had partnered with submarine building company Triton Submarines to build a submarine called Project Neptune.[174] Aston Martin has collaborated with the luxury clothing company Hackett London to deliver items of clothing.[175] In November 2017, Aston Martin unveiled a special limited edition bicycle after collaborating with bicycle manufacturer Storck.[176]

Aston Martin and global property developer G&G Business Developments are currently building a 66-storey luxury condominium tower called Aston Martin Residences at 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way in Miami, Florida, which is set for completion in 2021.[177]

In July 2018, Aston Martin unveiled the Volante Vision Concept, a luxury concept aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities.[178] Also in July, a Lego version of James Bond's DB5 car was put on sale[179] and an Aston Martin-branded watch was released in collaboration with TAG Heuer.[180]

In October 2018, Aston Martin announced it was opening a design and brand studio in Shanghai.[181]

Controversy

Main article: Astongate

In November 2020, Aston Martin was accused with promoting misinformation about electric vehicles after funding a greenwashing report in conjunction with Bosch and a number of other companies.[182][183]

The scandal - which became known as 'Astongate'[184] - centred around the ties between James Michael Stephens, the Director Global Government & Corporate Affairs at Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, and a communications agency called Clarendon Communications which was set up by Stephens and used to promote the misinformation report to the British press in the wake of the UK government declaring a ban on the sale of new combustion engine vehicles from 2030 onwards.[185][186]

Motorsport

See also: Aston Martin Racing and Aston Martin in Formula One
 
Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition at the 2021 United States Grand Prix

Aston Martin is currently associated with two different racing organisations. The Aston Martin Formula One team which competes in the Formula One Championship and Aston Martin Racing which currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Both racing organisations use the Aston Martin brand, but are not directly owned by Aston Martin. The Aston Martin Formula One team is owned by major Aston Martin shareholder Lawrence Stroll and operated by his company AMR GP,[187] while Aston Martin Racing is operated by racing company Prodrive as part of a partnership with Aston Martin.[188]

Formula One

See also: List of Formula One constructors

Aston Martin participated as a Formula One constructor in 1959 and 1960 entering six races over the two years but failing to score any points.[189][190] In January 2020, it was announced that the Racing Point F1 Team is due to be rebranded as Aston Martin for the 2021 season, as a result of a funding investment led by Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll.[191][192][193] As part of the rebrand, the team switched their racing colour of BWT pink to a modern iteration of Aston Martin's British racing green.[194][195] The Aston Martin AMR21 was unveiled in March 2021 and became Aston Martin's first Formula One car after a 61-year absence from the sport.[196][197][198]

Racing cars (post-war)

 
DBR1/2 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009
 
Part of Aston Martin's most recent racing program, Charouz Racing System competed with sports prototypes powered by an Aston Martin V12.

Aston Martin-powered racing cars

24 Hours of Le Mans finishes

Year Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1931 5 1.5 25   Aston Martin   A.C. Bertelli
  Maurice Harvey 		Aston Martin 1½-litre International Aston Martin 1.5L I4 139
1932 5 1.5 20   Aston Martin Ltd.   Sammy Newsome
  Henken Widengren 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 174
7 1.5 21   Aston Martin Ltd.   A.C. Bertelli
  Pat Driscoll 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 168
1933 5 1.5 25   Aston Martin Ltd.   Pat Driscoll
  Clifton Penn-Hughes 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 188
7 1.5 24   Aston Martin Ltd.   A.C. Bertelli
  Sammy Davis 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 174
1934 10 1.5 20   M.R.E. Tongue   Reggie Tongue
  Maurice Faulkner 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 188
11 1.5 24   John Cecil Noël   John Cecil Noël
  Jen Wheeler 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1.5L I4 180
1935 3 1.5 29   Roy Eccles   Charles E.C. Martin
  Charles Brackenbury 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 215
8 1.5 33   Maurice Faulkner   Maurice Faulkner
  Tom Clarke 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 202
10 1.5 32   C.T. Thomas   C.T. Thomas
  M. Kenyon 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 199
11 1.5 31   P.L. Donkin   Peter Donkin
  Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 199
12 1.5 27   John Cecil Noël   Jim Elwes
  Mortimer Morris-Goodall 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Aston Martin 1.5L I4 196
15 1.5 30   R.P. Gardner   R.P. Gardner
  A.C. Beloë 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 190
1937 5 1.5 37   J.M. Skeffington   J.M. Skeffington
  R.C. Murton-Neale 		Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster Aston Martin 1.5L I4 205
11 2.0 31   C.T. Thomas   Mortimer Morris-Goodall
  Robert P. Hichens 		Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 193
1939 12 2.0 29   Robert Peverell Hichens   Robert P. Hichens
  Mortimer Morris-Goodall 		Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2.0L I4 199
1949 7 S
2.0 		27   Arthur Jones   Arthur Jones
  Nick Haines 		Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1) Aston Martin 2.0L I4 207
11 S
2.0 		29   Robert Lawrie   Robert Lawrie
  Robert W. Walke 		Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1) Aston Martin 2.0L I4 193
1950 5 S
3.0 		19   Aston Martin Ltd.   George Abecassis
  Lance Macklin 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 249
6 S
3.0 		21   Aston Martin Ltd.   Charles Brackenbury
  Reg Parnell 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 244
1951 3 S
3.0 		26   Aston Martin Ltd.   Lance Macklin
  Eric Thompson 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 257
5 S
3.0 		25   Aston Martin Ltd.   George Abecassis
  Brian Shawe-Taylor 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 255
7 S
3.0 		24   Aston Martin Ltd.   Reg Parnell
  David Hampshire 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 252
10 S
3.0 		28   N.H. Mann   Nigel Mann
  Mortimer Morris-Goodall 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 236
13 S
3.0 		27   P.T.C. Clark   Peter Clark
  James Scott Douglas 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 233
1952 7 S
3.0 		32   Peter C.T. Clark   Peter Clark
  Mike Keen 		Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2.6L I6 248
1955 2 S
3.0 		23   Aston Martin Ltd.   Peter Collins
  Paul Frère 		Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 302
1956 2 S
3.0 		8   Aston Martin Ltd.   Stirling Moss
  Peter Collins 		Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 299
1957 11 S
3000 		21   David Brown   Jean-Paul Colas
  Jean Kerguen 		Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 3.0L I6 272
1958 2 S
3000 		5   P & A.G. Whitehead   Graham Whitehead
  Peter Whitehead 		Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 3.0L I6 293
1959 1 S
3.0 		5   David Brown Racing Dept.   Carroll Shelby
  Roy Salvadori 		Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L I6 323
2 S
3.0 		6   David Brown Racing Dept.   Maurice Trintignant
  Paul Frère 		Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L I6 322
1960 3 S
3.0 		7   Border Reivers   Roy Salvadori
  Jim Clark 		Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L I6 306
9 S
3.0 		8   Major Ian B. Baillie   Ian B. Baillie
  Jack Fairman 		Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L I6 281
1977 17 GTP 83   SAS Robin Hamilton   Robin Hamilton
  David Preece
  Mike Salmon 		Aston Martin DBS V8 RHAM/1 Aston Martin 5.3L V8 260
1982 7 C 32   Viscount Downe Pace Petroleum   Ray Mallock
  Simon Phillips
  Mike Salmon 		Nimrod NRA/C2 Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3L V8 317
1983 17 C 41   EMKA Productions Ltd.   Tiff Needell
  Steve O'Rourke
  Nick Faure 		EMKA C83/1 Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3L V8 275
1985 11 C1 66   EMKA Productions, Ltd.   Tiff Needell
  Steve O'Rourke
  Nick Faure 		EMKA C84/1 Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3L V8 338
1989 11 C1 18   Aston Martin
  Ecurie Ecosse 		  Brian Redman
  Michael Roe
  Costas Los 		Aston Martin AMR1 Aston Martin (Callaway) RDP87 6.0L V8 340
2005 9 GT1 59   Aston Martin Racing   David Brabham
  Stéphane Sarrazin
  Darren Turner 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 333
2006 6 GT1 007   Aston Martin Racing   Tomáš Enge
  Darren Turner
  Andrea Piccini 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 350
9 GT1 62   Russian Age Racing
  Team Modena 		  Antonio García
  David Brabham
  Nelson Piquet Jr. 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 343
10 GT1 009   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Stéphane Sarrazin
  Stéphane Ortelli 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 342
2007 1 GT1 009   Aston Martin Racing   David Brabham
 Darren Turner
  Rickard Rydell 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 343[199]
3 GT1 008   AMR Larbre Compétition   Casper Elgaard
 Johnny Herbert
 Fabrizio Gollin 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 341[199]
4 GT1 007   Aston Martin Racing   Tomáš Enge
 Johnny Herbert
 Peter Kox 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 337[199]
2008 1 GT1 009   Aston Martin Racing   David Brabham
 Darren Turner
  Antonio Garcia 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 344
4 GT1 007   Aston Martin Racing   Heinz-Harald Frentzen
 Andrea Piccini
 Karl Wendlinger 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 339
2009 4 LMP1 007   AMR Eastern Europe   Tomáš Enge
 Jan Charouz
  Stefan Mücke 		Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 373
13 LMP1 008   Aston Martin Racing   Anthony Davidson
 Darren Turner
  Jos Verstappen 		Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 342
3 GT1 66   Jetalliance Racing   Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
  Thomas Gruber
  Alex Müller 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 294
2010 6 LMP1 007   Aston Martin Racing   Harold Primat
 Adrián Fernández
  Stefan Mücke 		Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 365
3 GT1 52   Young Driver AMR   Tomáš Enge
 Christoffer Nygaard
  Peter Kox 		Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 311
2011 7 LMP1 22   Kronos Racing
  Marc VDS Racing Team 		  Vanina Ickx
 Bas Leinders
  Maxime Martin 		Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 328
2012 3 GTE-Pro 97   Aston Martin Racing   Darren Turner
 Adrián Fernández
  Stefan Mücke 		Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5L V8 332
2013 3 GTE-Pro 97   Aston Martin Racing   Darren Turner
 Peter Dumbreck
  Stefan Mücke 		Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5L V8 314
6 GTE-Am 96   Aston Martin Racing   Roald Goethe
 Jamie Campbell-Walter
  Stuart Hall 		Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5L V8 301

Sponsorships

Aston Martin sponsors 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.[200]

See also

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aston, martin, confused, with, austin, martin, lagonda, global, holdings, english, manufacturer, luxury, sports, cars, grand, tourers, predecessor, founded, 1913, lionel, martin, robert, bamford, steered, from, 1947, david, brown, became, associated, with, exp. Not to be confused with Austin Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford Steered from 1947 by David Brown it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon 3 Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to Charles III since 1982 4 and has over 160 car dealerships in 53 countries making it a global automobile brand 5 The company is traded at the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index 6 In 2003 it received the Queen s Award for Enterprise for outstanding contribution to international trade 7 The company has survived seven bankruptcies throughout its history 8 Aston Martin LagondaGlobal Holdings PLCAston Martin VanquishTypePublic limited companyTraded asLSE AMLFTSE 250 componentISINGB00BFXZC448 IndustryAutomotiveFounded15 January 1913 110 years ago 1913 01 15 FoundersLionel MartinRobert BamfordHeadquartersGaydon Warwickshire England United KingdomArea servedWorldwideKey peopleLawrence Stroll Executive Chairman Amedeo Felisa Chief Executive Officer Marek Reichman Chief Creative Officer ProductsLuxury carsSports carsGrand tourersBrandsAston MartinLagondaRevenue 1 381 5 million 2022 1 Operating income 117 9 million 2022 1 Net income 527 7 million 2022 1 Number of employees3 000 2022 2 SubsidiariesAston Martin RacingWebsiteastonmartinlagonda comThe headquarters and main production of its sports cars and grand tourers are in a 22 hectare 55 acre facility in Gaydon Warwickshire England on the former site of RAF Gaydon adjacent to the Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre 9 The old 3 6 acre facility in Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire is the present home of the Aston Martin Works classic car department which focuses on heritage sales service spares and restoration operations 10 11 The 36 hectare 90 acre factory in St Athan Wales features three converted super hangars from MOD St Athan and serves as the production site of Aston Martin s first ever SUV the DBX 12 13 Aston Martin plans on building electric vehicles on both its Gaydon and St Athan factories by 2025 14 15 16 Its Formula One team is headquartered in Silverstone with a new 37 000 square metres 400 000 sq ft factory set to be operational by 2023 17 18 19 The factory features three interconnected buildings and is based in a 40 acre site directly opposite the Silverstone circuit 20 The Aston Martin brand is increasingly being used mostly through licensing on other products including a submarine 21 real estate development 22 and aircraft 23 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 1918 1939 Interwar years 1 3 1947 1972 David Brown 1 4 1972 1975 William Willson 1 5 1975 1981 Sprague and Curtis 1 6 1981 1987 Victor Gauntlett 1 7 1987 2007 Ford Motor Company 1 8 2007 2018 Private Limited Company 1 9 2013 present Partnership with Mercedes Benz Group 1 10 2018 present Listed on the London Stock Exchange 1 11 Notable events 2 Models 2 1 Pre war cars 2 2 Post war cars 2 3 Other 2 4 Current models 2 5 Upcoming models 3 Gallery 4 Brand expansion 5 Controversy 6 Motorsport 6 1 Formula One 6 2 Racing cars post war 6 2 1 Aston Martin powered racing cars 6 3 24 Hours of Le Mans finishes 7 Sponsorships 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistoryFounding Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford 24 The two had joined forces as Bamford amp Martin the previous year to sell cars made by Singer from premises in Callow Street London where they also serviced GWK and Calthorpe vehicles Martin raced specials at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton and the pair decided to make their own vehicles 25 The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four cylinder Coventry Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta Fraschini 26 27 They acquired premises at Henniker Mews 28 in Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915 Production could not start because of the outbreak of the First World War when Martin joined the Admiralty and Bamford joined the Army Service Corps 29 1918 1939 Interwar years 1923 Razor Blade Team car 1924 tourer 1937 2 Litre open 2 4 seater Speed model Kop Hill 2010 After the war they found new premises at Abingdon Road Kensington and designed a new car Bamford left in 1920 and Bamford amp Martin was revitalised with funding from Count Louis Zborowski In 1922 Bamford amp Martin produced cars to compete in the French Grand Prix which went on to set world speed and endurance records at Brooklands Three works Team Cars with 16 valve twin cam engines were built for racing and record breaking chassis number 1914 later developed as the Green Pea chassis number 1915 the Razor Blade record car and chassis number 1916 later developed as the Halford Special 30 Approximately 55 cars were built for sale in two configurations long chassis and short chassis Bamford amp Martin went bankrupt in 1924 and was bought by Dorothea Lady Charnwood who put her son John Benson on the board Bamford amp Martin got into financial difficulty again in 1925 and Martin was forced to sell the company Bamford had already left 31 Later that year Bill Renwick Augustus Bert Bertelli and investors including Lady Charnwood took control of the business They renamed it Aston Martin Motors and moved it to the former Whitehead Aircraft Limited Hanworth works in Feltham Renwick and Bertelli had been in partnership some years and had developed an overhead cam four cylinder engine using Renwick s patented combustion chamber design which they had tested in an Enfield Allday chassis The only Renwick and Bertelli motor car made it was known as Buzzbox and still survives 32 The pair had planned to sell their engine to motor manufacturers but having heard that Aston Martin was no longer in production realised they could capitalise on its reputation to jump start the production of a completely new car 32 Between 1926 and 1937 Bertelli was both technical director and designer of all new Aston Martins since known as Bertelli cars They included the 1 litre T type International Le Mans MKII and its racing derivative the Ulster and the 2 litre 15 98 and its racing derivative the Speed Model Most were open two seater sports cars bodied by Bert Bertelli s brother Enrico Harry with a small number of long chassis four seater tourers dropheads and saloons also produced 32 Bertelli was a competent driver keen to race his cars one of few owner manufacturer drivers The LM team cars were very successful in national and international motor racing including at Le Mans 32 Financial problems reappeared in 1932 Aston Martin was rescued for a year by Lance Prideaux Brune before passing it on to Sir Arthur Sutherland In 1936 Aston Martin decided to concentrate on road cars producing just 700 until World War II halted work Production shifted to aircraft components during the war 33 34 1947 1972 David Brown 1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III In 1947 old established 1860 privately owned Huddersfield gear and machine tools manufacturer David Brown Limited bought Aston Martin putting it under control of its Tractor Group David Brown became Aston Martin s latest saviour 35 He also acquired without its factory Lagonda s business 36 for its 2 6 litre W O Bentley designed engine Lagonda moved operations to Newport Pagnell and shared engines resources and workshops Aston Martin began to build the classic DB series of cars 37 In April 1950 they announced planned production of their Le Mans prototype to be called the DB2 38 followed by the DB2 4 in 1953 the DB2 4 MkII in 1955 the DB Mark III in 1957 and the Italian styled 3 7 L DB4 in 1958 37 While these models helped Aston Martin establish a good racing pedigree the DB4 stood out and yielded the famous DB5 in 1963 Aston stayed true to its grand touring style with the DB6 1965 70 and DBS 1967 1972 37 The six cylinder engines of these cars from 1954 up to 1965 were designed by Tadek Marek 39 1972 1975 William Willson The Tadek Marek designed V8 engine was a mainstay of the Aston Martin lineup for decades and was built from 1969 until 2000 Aston Martin was often financially troubled In 1972 David Brown paid off all its debts said to be 5 million or more and handed it for 101 to Company Developments a Birmingham based investment bank consortium chaired by accountant William Willson 40 More detail on this period may be read at Willson s biography The worldwide recession lack of working capital and the difficulties of developing an engine to meet California s exhaust emission requirements it stopped the company s US sales again pulled Aston Martin into receivership at the end of 1974 The company had employed 460 workers when the manufacturing plant closed 41 1975 1981 Sprague and Curtis The receiver sold the business in April 1975 for 1 05 million to North American businessmen Peter Sprague of National Semiconductor Toronto hotelier George Minden 42 and Jeremy Turner a London businessman 43 who insisted to reporters Aston Martin remained a British controlled business Sprague later claimed he had fallen in love with the factory not the cars the workforce s craftsmanship dedication and intelligence At this point he and Minden had brought in investor Alan Curtis a British office property developer together with George Flather a retired Sheffield steel magnate 44 Six months later in September 1975 the factory shut down the previous December re opened under its new owner as Aston Martin Lagonda Limited with 100 employees and plans to lift staff to 250 by the end of 1975 41 In January 1976 AML revealed that it now held orders for 150 cars for the US 100 for other markets and another 80 from a Japanese importing agency 45 At the Geneva Motor Show Fred Hartley managing director and sales director for 13 years before that announced he had resigned over differences in marketing policy 46 The new owners pushed Aston Martin into modernising its line introducing the V8 Vantage in 1977 the convertible Volante in 1978 and the one off Bulldog styled by William Towns in 1980 Towns also styled the futuristic new Lagonda saloon based on the V8 model 47 Curtis who had a 42 stake in Aston Martin 48 also brought about a change in direction from the usual customers who were Aston Martin fanatics fans to successful young married businessmen Prices had been increased by 25 44 There was speculation that AML was about to buy Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini 49 At the end of the 1970s there was widespread debate about running MG into the Aston Martin consortium 85 Tory MPs formed themselves into a pressure group to get British Leyland to release their grip and hand it over 50 CH Industrials plc car components bought a 10 share in AML But in July 1980 blaming a recession AML cut back their workforce of 450 by more than 20 making those people redundant 51 1981 1987 Victor Gauntlett In January 1981 there having been no satisfactory revival partners Alan Curtis and Peter Sprague announced they had never intended to maintain a long term financial stake in Aston Martin Lagonda and it was to be sold to Pace Petroleum s Victor Gauntlett Sprague and Curtis pointed out that under their ownership AML finances had improved to where an offer for MG might have been feasible 52 Gauntlett bought a 12 5 stake in Aston Martin for 500 000 via Pace Petroleum in 1980 with Tim Hearley of CH Industrials taking a similar share Pace and CHI took over as joint 50 50 owners at the beginning of 1981 with Gauntlett as executive chairman Gauntlett also led the sales team and after some development and publicity when the Lagonda became the world s fastest four seater production car was able to sell the car in Oman Kuwait and Qatar 53 In 1982 Aston Martin was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment by the Prince of Wales 4 Understanding that it would take some time to develop new Aston Martin products they created an engineering service subsidiary to develop automotive products for other companies It was decided to use a trade name of Salmons amp Son their in house coachbuilder Tickford which Aston Martin had bought in 1955 Tickford s name had been long associated with expensive high quality carriages and cars along with their folding roofs New products included a Tickford Austin Metro a Tickford Ford Capri and even Tickford train interiors particularly on the Jaguar XJS 53 Pace continued sponsoring racing events and now sponsored all Aston Martin Owners Club events taking a Tickford engined Nimrod Group C car owned by AMOC President Viscount Downe which came third in the Manufacturers Championship in both 1982 and 1983 It also finished seventh in the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans race However sales of production cars were now at an all time low of 30 cars produced in 1982 53 Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights As trading became tighter in the petroleum market and Aston Martin was requiring more time and money Gauntlett agreed to sell Hays Pace to the Kuwait Investment Office in September 1983 As Aston Martin required greater investment he also agreed to sell his share holding to American importer and Greek shipping tycoon Peter Livanos who invested via his joint venture with Nick and John Papanicolaou ALL Inc Gauntlett remained chairman of AML 55 of the stake was owned by ALL with Tickford a 50 50 venture between ALL and CHI The uneasy relationship was ended when ALL exercised options to buy a larger share in AML CHI s residual shares were exchanged for CHI s complete ownership of Tickford which retained the development of existing Aston Martin projects In 1984 Papanicolaou s Titan shipping business was in trouble so Livanos s father George bought out the Papanicolaou s shares in ALL while Gauntlett again became a shareholder with a 25 holding in AML The deal valued Aston Martin AML at 2 million the year it built its 10 000th car 53 Although as a result Aston Martin had to make 60 members of the workforce redundant Gauntlett bought a stake in Italian styling house Zagato and resurrected its collaboration with Aston Martin 54 In 1986 Gauntlett negotiated the return of the fictional British secret agent James Bond to Aston Martin Cubby Broccoli had chosen to recast the character using actor Timothy Dalton in an attempt to re root the Bond brand back to a more Sean Connery like feel Gauntlett supplied his personal pre production Vantage for use in the filming of The Living Daylights and sold a Volante to Broccoli for use at his home in America Gauntlett turned down the role of a KGB colonel in the film however I would have loved to have done it but really could not afford the time 55 1987 2007 Ford Motor Company As Aston Martin needed funds to survive in the long term Ford bought a 75 stake in the company in 1987 and bought the rest later 56 In May of that year Victor Gauntlett and Prince Michael of Kent were staying at the home of Contessa Maggi the wife of the founder of the original Mille Miglia while watching the revival event Another house guest was Walter Hayes vice president of Ford of Europe Despite problems over the previous acquisition of AC Cars Hayes saw the potential of the brand and the discussion resulted in Ford taking a share holding in September 1987 57 In 1988 having produced some 5 000 cars in 20 years a revived economy and successful sales of limited edition Vantage and 52 Volante Zagato coupes at 86 000 each Aston Martin finally retired the ancient V8 and introduced the Virage range 58 Although Gauntlett was contractually to stay as chairman for two years his racing interests took the company back into sports car racing in 1989 with limited European success However with engine rule changes for the 1990 season and the launch of the new Volante model Ford provided the limited supply of Cosworth engines to the Jaguar cars racing team As the entry level DB7 would require a large engineering input Ford agreed to take full control of Aston Martin and Gauntlett handed over Aston Martin s chairmanship to Hayes in 1991 59 In 1992 the high performance variant of the Virage called the Vantage was announced and the following year Aston Martin renewed the DB range by announcing the DB7 60 By 1993 Ford had fully acquired the company after having built a stake in 1987 61 Ford placed Aston Martin in the Premier Automotive Group invested in new manufacturing and ramped up production In 1994 Ford opened a new factory at Banbury Road in Bloxham to manufacture the DB7 In 1995 Aston Martin produced a record 700 cars Until the Ford era cars had been produced by hand coachbuilding craft methods such as the English wheel During the mid 1990s the Special Projects Group a secretive unit with Works Service at Newport Pagnell created an array of special coach built vehicles for the Brunei royal family 62 In 1998 the 2 000th DB7 was built and in 2002 the 6 000th exceeding production of all of the previous DB series models The DB7 range was revamped by the addition of more powerful V12 Vantage models in 1999 and in 2001 Aston Martin introduced the V12 engined flagship model called the Vanquish which succeeded the aging Virage now called the V8 Coupe 63 At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Michigan in 2003 Aston Martin introduced the V8 Vantage concept car Expected to have few changes before its introduction in 2005 the Vantage brought back the classic V8 engine to allow Aston Martin to compete in a larger market 2003 also saw the opening of the Gaydon factory the first purpose built factory in Aston Martin s history The facility is situated on a 22 hectare 55 acre site of a former RAF V Bomber airbase with an 8 000 square metres 86 000 sq ft front building for offices meeting rooms and customer reception and a 35 000 square metres 380 000 sq ft production building 9 64 Also introduced in 2003 was the DB9 coupe which replaced the ten year old DB7 A convertible version of the DB9 the DB9 Volante was introduced at the 2004 Detroit auto show 65 In October 2004 Aston Martin set up the dedicated 12 500 square metres 135 000 sq ft Aston Martin Engine Plant AMEP within the Ford Germany Niehl Cologne plant With the capacity to produce up to 5 000 engines a year by 100 specially trained personnel like traditional Aston Martin engine production from Newport Pagnell assembly of each unit was entrusted to a single technician from a pool of 30 with V8 and V12 variants assembled in under 20 hours By bringing engine production back to within Aston Martin the promise was that Aston Martin would be able to produce small runs of higher performance variants engines 66 67 This expanded engine capacity allowed the entry level V8 Vantage sports car to enter production at the Gaydon factory in 2006 joining the DB9 and DB9 Volante 68 In December 2003 Aston Martin announced it would return to motor racing in 2005 A new division was created called Aston Martin Racing which became responsible together with Prodrive for the design development and management of the DBR9 program The DBR9 competes in the GT class in sports car races including the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans 69 In 2006 an internal audit led Ford to consider divesting itself of parts of its Premier Automotive Group After suggestions of selling Jaguar Cars Land Rover or Volvo Cars were weighed Ford announced in August 2006 it had engaged UBS AG to sell all or part of Aston Martin at auction 70 2007 2018 Private Limited Company On 12 March 2007 a consortium led by Prodrive chairman David Richards purchased Aston Martin for 475 million US 848 million 71 72 The group included American investment banker John Sinders and two Kuwaiti companies namely Investment Dar and Adeem Investment 73 74 Prodrive had no financial involvement in the deal 75 Ford kept a stake in Aston Martin valued at 40 million US 70 million 76 To demonstrate the V8 Vantage s durability across hazardous terrain and promote the car in China the first east west crossing of the Asian Highway was undertaken between June and August 2007 A pair of Britons drove 12 089 km 7 512 miles from Tokyo to Istanbul before joining the European motorway network for another 3 259 km 2 025 miles to London The promotion was so successful Aston Martin opened dealerships in Shanghai and Beijing within three months 77 On 19 July 2007 the Newport Pagnell plant rolled out the last of nearly 13 000 cars made there since 1955 a Vanquish S The Tickford Street facility was converted and became the home of the Aston Martin Works classic car department which focuses on heritage sales service spares and restoration operations 78 79 UK production is now concentrated on the 22 hectare 55 acre facility in Gaydon on the former RAF V Bomber airbase 80 In March 2008 Aston Martin announced a partnership with Magna Steyr to outsource manufacture of over 2 000 cars annually to Graz Austria reassuringly stating The continuing growth and success of Aston Martin is based upon Gaydon as the focal point and heart of the business with the design and engineering of all Aston Martin products continuing to be carried out there 81 More dealers in Europe and the new pair in China brought the total to 120 in 28 countries 82 On 1 September 2008 Aston Martin announced the revival of the Lagonda marque proposing a concept car to be shown in 2009 to coincide with the brand s 100th anniversary The first production cars were slated for production in 2012 83 In December 2008 Aston Martin announced it would cut its workforce from 1 850 to 1 250 due to the economic recession 84 85 The first four door Rapide grand tourers rolled out of the Magna Steyr factory in Graz Austria in 2010 86 The contract manufacturer provides dedicated facilities to ensure compliance with the exacting standards of Aston Martin and other marques including Mercedes Benz Then CEO of the company Ulrich Bez had publicly speculated about outsourcing all of Aston Martin s operations with the exception of marketing 87 In September 2011 it was announced that production of the Rapide would be returned to Gaydon in the second half of 2012 restoring all of the company s automobile manufacture there 88 Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signed a deal on 6 December 2012 to buy a 37 5 stake in Aston Martin investing 150 million as a capital increase 89 90 91 92 This was confirmed by Aston Martin in a press release on 7 December 2012 93 David Richards left Aston Martin in 2013 returning to concentrate on Prodrive 94 In April 2013 it was reported that Bez would be leaving his role as the chief executive officer to take up a more ambassadorial position 95 On 2 September 2014 Aston Martin announced it had appointed the Nissan executive Andy Palmer as the new CEO 96 with Bez retaining a position as non executive chairman As sales had been declining from 2015 Aston Martin sought new customers particularly wealthy female buyers with introducing concept cars like the DBX SUV along with track focused cars like the Vulcan 97 98 According to Palmer the troubles started when sales of the DB9 failed to generate sufficient fund to develop next generation models which led to a downward spiral of declining sales and profitability 99 Palmer outlined that the company plans to develop two new platforms add a crossover refresh its supercar lineup and leverage its technology alliance with Daimler as part of its six year plan to make the 100 year old British brand consistently profitable He stated In the first century we went bankrupt seven times The second century is about making sure that is not the case 99 In preparation for its next generation of sports cars the company invested 20 million 33 4 million to expand its manufacturing plant in Gaydon The expansion at the Gaydon plant includes a new chassis and pilot build facility as well as an extension of the parts and logistics storage area and new offices In total Aston Martin will add approximately 10 000 square metres 110 000 sq ft to the plant 100 101 102 source source source source source source source source source source source source track track track track track track track Aston Martin Lagonda Production amp Technology Centre St Athan Wales In 2014 Aston Martin suffered a pre tax loss of 72 million almost triple of the amount of 2013 selling 3 500 cars during the year well below the 7 300 cars sold in 2007 and 4 200 sold in 2013 respectively 103 In March 2014 Aston Martin issued payment in kind notes of US 165 million at 10 25 interest in addition to the 304 million of senior secured notes at 9 25 issued in 2011 103 Aston Martin also had to secure an additional investment of 200 million from its shareholders to fund development of new models 103 It was reported that Aston Martin s pre tax losses for 2016 increased by 27 to 162 8 million the sixth year it continued to suffer a loss 104 In 2016 the company selected a 36 hectare 90 acre site in St Athan South Wales for its new factory 105 The Welsh facility was unanimously chosen by Aston s board despite fierce competition from other locations as far afield as the Americas Eastern Europe the Middle East Europe as well as two other sites in the UK believed to be Bridgend and Birmingham The facility featured three existing super hangars of MOD St Athan 106 Construction work of converting the hangars commenced in April 2017 107 Aston Martin returned to profit in 2017 after selling over 5 000 cars The company made a pre tax profit of 87 million compared with a 163 million loss in 2016 108 2017 also marked the return of production of the Newport Pagnell facility ten years after it originally ceased 109 2013 present Partnership with Mercedes Benz Group In December 2013 Aston Martin signed a deal with Mercedes Benz Group at the time known as Daimler to supply the next generation of Aston Martin cars with Mercedes AMG engines 110 Mercedes AMG also was to supply Aston Martin with electrical systems This technical partnership was intended to support Aston Martin s launch of a new generation of models that would incorporate new technology and engines In exchange Mercedes will get as much as 5 equity in Aston Martin and a non voting seat on its board 111 112 The first model to sport the Mercedes Benz technology was the DB11 announced at the 86th Geneva Motor Show in March 2016 113 114 It featured Mercedes Benz electronics for the entertainment navigation and other systems 115 116 It was also the first model to use Mercedes AMG V8 engines 117 In October 2020 Mercedes confirmed it will increase its holding in stages from 5 to 20 118 119 In return Aston Martin will have access to Mercedes Benz hybrid and electric drivetrain technologies for its future models 120 121 2018 present Listed on the London Stock Exchange After completing a turnaround for the once perennially loss making company that could now be valued at up to 5 billion pounds 6 4 billion 122 and now reporting a full year pre tax profit of 87 million compared with a 163 million loss in 2016 Aston Martin in August 2018 announced plans to float the company at the London Stock Exchange as Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc 123 122 The company was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange on 3 October 2018 6 In the same year Aston Martin opened a new vehicle dynamics test and development centre at Silverstone s Stowe Circuit alongside a new HQ in London 124 125 126 In June 2019 the company opened its new 36 hectare 90 acre factory in St Athan for the production of its first ever SUV the DBX 127 128 129 The factory was finally completed and officially opened on 6 December 2019 When full production begins in the second quarter of 2020 around 600 people will be employed at the factory rising to 750 when peak production is reached 130 131 On 31 January 2020 it was announced that Canadian billionaire and investor Lawrence Stroll was leading a consortium Yew Tree Overseas Limited who will pay 182 million in return for 16 7 stake in the company The re structuring includes a 318 million cash infusion through a new rights issue generating a total of 500 million for the company 132 133 134 Stroll will also be named as chairman replacing Penny Hughes 135 136 137 Swiss pharmaceutical magnate Ernesto Bertarelli and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team principal and CEO Toto Wolff have also joined the consortium acquiring 3 4 and 4 8 stakes respectively 138 In March 2020 Stroll increased his stake in the company to 25 139 140 141 On 26 May 2020 Aston Martin announced that Andy Palmer had stepped down as CEO Tobias Moers of Mercedes AMG will succeed him starting 1 August with Keith Stanton as interim chief operating officer 142 143 In June 2020 the company announced that it cut out 500 jobs as a result of the poor sales an outcome of the COVID 19 pandemic lockdown 144 In March 2021 executive chairman Lawrence Stroll stated that the company plans on building electric vehicles by 2025 14 15 16 In May 2022 Aston Martin named 76 year old Amedeo Felisa as the new chief executive officer replacing Tobias Moers Roberto Fedeli was also announced as the new chief technical officer 145 146 147 In July 2022 Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund PIF will take a stake in the company through a 78 million equity placing as well as a 575 million separate rights issue giving it two board seats in the company After the rights issue the Saudi fund will have a 16 7 stake in Aston Martin behind the 18 3 holding by Stroll s Yew Tree consortium while the Mercedes Benz Group will own 9 7 148 149 150 In September 2022 Chinese automaker Geely acquired a 7 6 stake in the company 151 152 153 In December 2022 Stroll and the Yew Tree consortium increased their stake in the company to 28 29 154 155 Notable events In August 2017 a 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 1 sold at a Sotheby s auction at the Pebble Beach California Concours d Elegance for US 22 550 000 which made it the most expensive British car ever sold at an auction according to Sotheby s 156 The car was previously driven by Carroll Shelby and Stirling Moss 157 158 Other notable Aston Martin models sold at an auction include a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato for US 14 300 000 in New York in 2015 159 and a 1963 Aston Martin DP215 for US 21 455 000 in August 2018 160 ModelsPre war cars 1921 1925 Aston Martin Standard Sports 1927 1932 Aston Martin First Series 1929 1932 Aston Martin International 1932 1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans 1932 1934 Aston Martin Le Mans 1933 1934 Aston Martin 12 50 Standard 1934 1936 Aston Martin Mk II 1934 1936 Aston Martin Ulster 1936 1940 Aston Martin 2 litre Speed Models 23 built The last 8 were fitted with C type bodywork 1937 1939 Aston Martin 15 98 Post war cars 1948 1950 Aston Martin 2 Litre Sports DB1 1950 1953 Aston Martin DB2 1953 1957 Aston Martin DB2 4 1957 1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III 1958 1963 Aston Martin DB4 1961 1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 1963 1965 Aston Martin DB5 1965 1966 Aston Martin Short Chassis Volante 1965 1969 Aston Martin DB6 1967 1972 Aston Martin DBS 1969 1989 Aston Martin V8 1977 1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 1986 1990 Aston Martin V8 Zagato 1989 1996 Aston Martin Virage Virage Volante 1989 2000 Aston Martin Virage 1993 2000 Aston Martin Vantage 1996 2000 Aston Martin V8 Coupe V8 Volante 1993 2003 Aston Martin DB7 DB7 Vantage 2001 2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish Vanquish S 2002 2003 Aston Martin DB7 Zagato 2002 2004 Aston Martin DB AR1 2004 2016 Aston Martin DB9 2005 2018 Aston Martin V8 and V12 Vantage 2007 2012 Aston Martin DBS V12 2009 2012 Aston Martin One 77 161 2010 2020 Aston Martin Rapide Rapide S 2011 2012 Aston Martin Virage Virage Volante 2011 2013 Aston Martin Cygnet based on the Toyota iQ 162 163 2012 2013 Aston Martin V12 Zagato 2012 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish Vanquish Volante 2015 2016 Aston Martin Vulcan 2016 present Aston Martin DB11 2018 present Aston Martin Vantage 2018 present Aston Martin DBS Superleggera 2020 present Aston Martin DBX Other 1944 Aston Martin Atom concept 1961 1964 Lagonda Rapide 1976 1989 Aston Martin Lagonda 1980 Aston Martin Bulldog concept 1993 Lagonda Vignale concept 2001 Aston Martin Twenty Twenty Italdesign concept 2007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS concept 2007 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400 2009 Aston Martin Lagonda SUV concept 164 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition 165 2010 Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition 165 2013 Aston Martin Rapide Bertone Jet 2 2 concept 2013 Aston Martin CC100 Speedster concept 166 2015 Aston Martin DB10 concept 2015 2016 Lagonda Taraf 2019 Aston Martin Vanquish Vision concept 167 2019 Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato 168 2020 Aston Martin V12 Speedster 169 2022 Aston Martin DBR22 170 Current models Aston Martin DB11 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Aston Martin DBX Aston Martin Vantage Aston Martin Valkyrie Upcoming models Aston Martin ValhallaGalleryAston Martin models 1930 Aston Martin1 5L International 1932 1934 Aston Martin Le Mans short chassis 1948 1950 Aston Martin DB1 1950 1957 DB2 and later DB2 4 1957 1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III 1958 1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT 1961 1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 1963 1965 Aston Martin DB5 1965 1971 Aston Martin DB6 1967 1989 DBS and later V8s 1986 1990 Aston Martin V8 Zagato 1989 2000 Virage V8 Vantage 1993 2003 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 2001 2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S 2002 2003 DB7 Zagato coupe roadster 2002 2004 Aston Martin DB AR1 roadster 2003 2016 Aston Martin DB9 coupe Volante 2005 2017 Aston Martin V8 V12 Vantage 2007 2012 Aston Martin DBS V12 2009 2012 Aston Martin One 77 2010 2020 Aston Martin Rapide 2011 2012 Aston Martin Virage 2011 2013 Aston Martin Cygnet 2012 2013 Aston Martin V12 Zagato 2012 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish 2016 Aston Martin DB11 2017 Aston Martin Vantage 2018 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera 2020 Aston Martin DBXBrand expansion Aston Martin DBS Superleggera pictured in 2017 Since 2015 Aston Martin has sought to increase its appeal to women as a luxury lifestyle brand 171 A female advisory panel was established to adapt the design of the cars to the taste of women 172 In September 2016 a 37 foot long Aston Martin speedboat was unveiled called the Aston Martin AM37 powerboat 173 In September 2017 Aston Martin announced that they had partnered with submarine building company Triton Submarines to build a submarine called Project Neptune 174 Aston Martin has collaborated with the luxury clothing company Hackett London to deliver items of clothing 175 In November 2017 Aston Martin unveiled a special limited edition bicycle after collaborating with bicycle manufacturer Storck 176 Aston Martin and global property developer G amp G Business Developments are currently building a 66 storey luxury condominium tower called Aston Martin Residences at 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way in Miami Florida which is set for completion in 2021 177 In July 2018 Aston Martin unveiled the Volante Vision Concept a luxury concept aircraft with vertical take off and landing capabilities 178 Also in July a Lego version of James Bond s DB5 car was put on sale 179 and an Aston Martin branded watch was released in collaboration with TAG Heuer 180 In October 2018 Aston Martin announced it was opening a design and brand studio in Shanghai 181 ControversyMain article Astongate In November 2020 Aston Martin was accused with promoting misinformation about electric vehicles after funding a greenwashing report in conjunction with Bosch and a number of other companies 182 183 The scandal which became known as Astongate 184 centred around the ties between James Michael Stephens the Director Global Government amp Corporate Affairs at Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd and a communications agency called Clarendon Communications which was set up by Stephens and used to promote the misinformation report to the British press in the wake of the UK government declaring a ban on the sale of new combustion engine vehicles from 2030 onwards 185 186 MotorsportSee also Aston Martin Racing and Aston Martin in Formula One Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition at the 2021 United States Grand Prix Aston Martin is currently associated with two different racing organisations The Aston Martin Formula One team which competes in the Formula One Championship and Aston Martin Racing which currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship Both racing organisations use the Aston Martin brand but are not directly owned by Aston Martin The Aston Martin Formula One team is owned by major Aston Martin shareholder Lawrence Stroll and operated by his company AMR GP 187 while Aston Martin Racing is operated by racing company Prodrive as part of a partnership with Aston Martin 188 Formula One See also List of Formula One constructors Aston Martin participated as a Formula One constructor in 1959 and 1960 entering six races over the two years but failing to score any points 189 190 In January 2020 it was announced that the Racing Point F1 Team is due to be rebranded as Aston Martin for the 2021 season as a result of a funding investment led by Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll 191 192 193 As part of the rebrand the team switched their racing colour of BWT pink to a modern iteration of Aston Martin s British racing green 194 195 The Aston Martin AMR21 was unveiled in March 2021 and became Aston Martin s first Formula One car after a 61 year absence from the sport 196 197 198 Racing cars post war DBR1 2 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009 Part of Aston Martin s most recent racing program Charouz Racing System competed with sports prototypes powered by an Aston Martin V12 Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin DB3 1950 1953 Aston Martin DB3S 1953 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 1956 1959 Aston Martin DBR2 1957 1958 Aston Martin DBR3 1958 Aston Martin DBR4 1959 Aston Martin DBR5 1960 Aston Martin DP212 1962 Aston Martin DP214 1963 Aston Martin DP215 1963 Aston Martin RHAM 1 1976 1979 Aston Martin AMR1 1989 Aston Martin AMR2 never raced Aston Martin DBR9 2005 2008 Aston Martin DBRS9 2005 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 2006 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT 2006 2010 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 2008 2017 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 2008 2018 Aston Martin DBR1 2 2009 Aston Martin AMR One 2011 Aston Martin Vantage GTE 2018 Aston Martin AMR21 2021 Aston Martin AMR22 2022 Aston Martin AMR23 2023 Aston Martin powered racing cars Cooper Aston Martin 1963 Lola T70 Aston Martin 1967 Aston Martin DPLM 1980 1982 Nimrod NRA C2 Aston Martin 1982 1984 Aston Martin EMKA C83 1 and C84 1 1983 1985 Cheetah G604 Aston Martin Lola B08 60 Aston Martin 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans finishes Year Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps1931 5 1 5 25 Aston Martin A C Bertelli Maurice Harvey Aston Martin 1 litre International Aston Martin 1 5L I4 1391932 5 1 5 20 Aston Martin Ltd Sammy Newsome Henken Widengren Aston Martin 1 litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1 5L I4 1747 1 5 21 Aston Martin Ltd A C Bertelli Pat Driscoll Aston Martin 1 litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1 5L I4 1681933 5 1 5 25 Aston Martin Ltd Pat Driscoll Clifton Penn Hughes Aston Martin 1 litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1 5L I4 1887 1 5 24 Aston Martin Ltd A C Bertelli Sammy Davis Aston Martin 1 litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1 5L I4 1741934 10 1 5 20 M R E Tongue Reggie Tongue Maurice Faulkner Aston Martin 1 litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1 5L I4 18811 1 5 24 John Cecil Noel John Cecil Noel Jen Wheeler Aston Martin 1 litre Le Mans Aston Martin 1 5L I4 1801935 3 1 5 29 Roy Eccles Charles E C Martin Charles Brackenbury Aston Martin 1 litre Ulster Aston Martin 1 5L I4 2158 1 5 33 Maurice Faulkner Maurice Faulkner Tom Clarke Aston Martin 1 litre Ulster Aston Martin 1 5L I4 20210 1 5 32 C T Thomas C T Thomas M Kenyon Aston Martin 1 litre Ulster Aston Martin 1 5L I4 19911 1 5 31 P L Donkin Peter Donkin Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton Aston Martin 1 litre Ulster Aston Martin 1 5L I4 19912 1 5 27 John Cecil Noel Jim Elwes Mortimer Morris Goodall Aston Martin 1 litre Aston Martin 1 5L I4 19615 1 5 30 R P Gardner R P Gardner A C Beloe Aston Martin 1 litre Ulster Aston Martin 1 5L I4 1901937 5 1 5 37 J M Skeffington J M Skeffington R C Murton Neale Aston Martin 1 litre Ulster Aston Martin 1 5L I4 20511 2 0 31 C T Thomas Mortimer Morris Goodall Robert P Hichens Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2 0L I4 1931939 12 2 0 29 Robert Peverell Hichens Robert P Hichens Mortimer Morris Goodall Aston Martin Speed Model Aston Martin 2 0L I4 1991949 7 S2 0 27 Arthur Jones Arthur Jones Nick Haines Aston Martin 2 Litre Sports DB1 Aston Martin 2 0L I4 20711 S2 0 29 Robert Lawrie Robert Lawrie Robert W Walke Aston Martin 2 Litre Sports DB1 Aston Martin 2 0L I4 1931950 5 S3 0 19 Aston Martin Ltd George Abecassis Lance Macklin Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 2496 S3 0 21 Aston Martin Ltd Charles Brackenbury Reg Parnell Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 2441951 3 S3 0 26 Aston Martin Ltd Lance Macklin Eric Thompson Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 2575 S3 0 25 Aston Martin Ltd George Abecassis Brian Shawe Taylor Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 2557 S3 0 24 Aston Martin Ltd Reg Parnell David Hampshire Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 25210 S3 0 28 N H Mann Nigel Mann Mortimer Morris Goodall Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 23613 S3 0 27 P T C Clark Peter Clark James Scott Douglas Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 2331952 7 S3 0 32 Peter C T Clark Peter Clark Mike Keen Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin 2 6L I6 2481955 2 S3 0 23 Aston Martin Ltd Peter Collins Paul Frere Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2 9L I6 3021956 2 S3 0 8 Aston Martin Ltd Stirling Moss Peter Collins Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2 9L I6 2991957 11 S3000 21 David Brown Jean Paul Colas Jean Kerguen Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 3 0L I6 2721958 2 S3000 5 P amp A G Whitehead Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 3 0L I6 2931959 1 S3 0 5 David Brown Racing Dept Carroll Shelby Roy Salvadori Aston Martin DBR1 300 Aston Martin 3 0L I6 3232 S3 0 6 David Brown Racing Dept Maurice Trintignant Paul Frere Aston Martin DBR1 300 Aston Martin 3 0L I6 3221960 3 S3 0 7 Border Reivers Roy Salvadori Jim Clark Aston Martin DBR1 300 Aston Martin 3 0L I6 3069 S3 0 8 Major Ian B Baillie Ian B Baillie Jack Fairman Aston Martin DBR1 300 Aston Martin 3 0L I6 2811977 17 GTP 83 SAS Robin Hamilton Robin Hamilton David Preece Mike Salmon Aston Martin DBS V8 RHAM 1 Aston Martin 5 3L V8 2601982 7 C 32 Viscount Downe Pace Petroleum Ray Mallock Simon Phillips Mike Salmon Nimrod NRA C2 Aston Martin Tickford DP1229 5 3L V8 3171983 17 C 41 EMKA Productions Ltd Tiff Needell Steve O Rourke Nick Faure EMKA C83 1 Aston Martin Tickford 5 3L V8 2751985 11 C1 66 EMKA Productions Ltd Tiff Needell Steve O Rourke Nick Faure EMKA C84 1 Aston Martin Tickford 5 3L V8 3381989 11 C1 18 Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse Brian Redman Michael Roe Costas Los Aston Martin AMR1 Aston Martin Callaway RDP87 6 0L V8 3402005 9 GT1 59 Aston Martin Racing David Brabham Stephane Sarrazin Darren Turner Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3332006 6 GT1 007 Aston Martin Racing Tomas Enge Darren Turner Andrea Piccini Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3509 GT1 62 Russian Age Racing Team Modena Antonio Garcia David Brabham Nelson Piquet Jr Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 34310 GT1 009 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy Stephane Sarrazin Stephane Ortelli Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3422007 1 GT1 009 Aston Martin Racing David Brabham Darren Turner Rickard Rydell Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 343 199 3 GT1 008 AMR Larbre Competition Casper Elgaard Johnny Herbert Fabrizio Gollin Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 341 199 4 GT1 007 Aston Martin Racing Tomas Enge Johnny Herbert Peter Kox Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 337 199 2008 1 GT1 009 Aston Martin Racing David Brabham Darren Turner Antonio Garcia Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3444 GT1 007 Aston Martin Racing Heinz Harald Frentzen Andrea Piccini Karl Wendlinger Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3392009 4 LMP1 007 AMR Eastern Europe Tomas Enge Jan Charouz Stefan Mucke Lola Aston Martin B09 60 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 37313 LMP1 008 Aston Martin Racing Anthony Davidson Darren Turner Jos Verstappen Lola Aston Martin B09 60 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3423 GT1 66 Jetalliance Racing Lukas Lichtner Hoyer Thomas Gruber Alex Muller Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 2942010 6 LMP1 007 Aston Martin Racing Harold Primat Adrian Fernandez Stefan Mucke Lola Aston Martin B09 60 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3653 GT1 52 Young Driver AMR Tomas Enge Christoffer Nygaard Peter Kox Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3112011 7 LMP1 22 Kronos Racing Marc VDS Racing Team Vanina Ickx Bas Leinders Maxime Martin Lola Aston Martin B09 60 Aston Martin 6 0L V12 3282012 3 GTE Pro 97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner Adrian Fernandez Stefan Mucke Aston 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